I've owned Totem Arros and Hawks and have listened to a pair of LSA-2 a few months ago.
I remember the Totems being all that Totems are: full, warm, enveloping. Yet the LSA-2 Sigs were simply spectacular; they projected an incredible soundstage and though many full range speakers three or four times their cost have deeper bass, I didn't feel I was missing anything from them. They didn't disappear completely - a ride cymbal on Davis' "So What" still seemed to come from the left-hand tweeter, but on more produced recordings the instruments and voices hovered. Cassandra Wilson's voice floated and sang at me from somewhere just above my head about seven feet forward when I spun her "Miles" lp through the LSA's.
I'm not a dealer; in fact, I own a pair of Reference 3A de Capos I'm not giving up anytime soon. I do, however, power them through an LSA Statement integrated, but that didn't cloud my perception.
You can't go wrong with either choice. LSA's, though, offer more speaker for what you pay. Their customer service, so far, has been personable and prompt.
I remember the Totems being all that Totems are: full, warm, enveloping. Yet the LSA-2 Sigs were simply spectacular; they projected an incredible soundstage and though many full range speakers three or four times their cost have deeper bass, I didn't feel I was missing anything from them. They didn't disappear completely - a ride cymbal on Davis' "So What" still seemed to come from the left-hand tweeter, but on more produced recordings the instruments and voices hovered. Cassandra Wilson's voice floated and sang at me from somewhere just above my head about seven feet forward when I spun her "Miles" lp through the LSA's.
I'm not a dealer; in fact, I own a pair of Reference 3A de Capos I'm not giving up anytime soon. I do, however, power them through an LSA Statement integrated, but that didn't cloud my perception.
You can't go wrong with either choice. LSA's, though, offer more speaker for what you pay. Their customer service, so far, has been personable and prompt.